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I’ve been watching with horror the images of the millions of people whose only fault was being in the path of Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria. Will we ever be able to think about rain benignly again the way so many popular song writers have? To distract myself (the largest circle on my personal Venn diagram with a very small intersection with Reality), I spent a couple of hours living in the past.

It seems now we even disagree about agreeing to disagree. Things are totally out of control. Don’t you agree? So as a person with a microphone (when I remember to turn it on), don’t I have a solemn responsibility to try to provide some clarity and maybe even some answers? Of course I do. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it. Instead I presented a couple hours of people arguing and contradicting each other and never finding common ground. You want cumbaya? Watch Dr. Phil. You want some great singers singing some great songs? Check this out:

SONG / Artist / CD Or Album Title

EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WRONG / Frank Sinatra / “My Kind Of Broadway”

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Anyone need a respite from the hustle and hurry of our crazy quotidian life?That’s what I offered this week, a glimpse of life in the slow lane with advice and some super-slow ballads from some all-time favorite singers.

I started the show with an hour of songs about debates, candidates, and politics. What was I thinking? So half-way through, realizing people want to get away from the cacophony and chaos, I played an hour of music to steer attention away and calm the soul from all the madness.

I’m posting this a week late. Computer troubles. Saturday (July 2nd) was my final show of the season so, following tradition, I handed out summer listening assignments, music you should be listening to while Turntable For One is on its summer vacation. I’ll be off the air for 8 weeks, but from time to time I’ll let you know some of the music I’m listening to this summer. Leave a comment and let me know what’s keeping your ears busy, besides the general din of iniquity. I’ll be back on the air September 10th.

A program for all the mothers in the audience, and for a change I meant it in a literal sense, not as a nasty pejorative. So it was two-hours of music about being a mother, caring for their kids, worrying about their kids, and advising their kids – any of which can be taken to an uncomfortable extreme…but maybe that’s just my story.

I dusted off a couple shows from the Turntable For One archives and took the weekend off. Miss me? Well, I’ve been getting ready for an extra-special show this coming Saturday. Be here Wednesday and I’ll give you a hint.

For those of you who can’t get through an hour of me without a drink or two, this show was for you!

MAKE IT ANOTHER OLD FASHIONED, PLEASE / Julie London / “Ultra Lounge: Hey, Bartender”

LADIES WHO LUNCH / Elaine Stritch / “Company”

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN

What’s the difference between a Dream and a Plan? Well, I’ve been having a lot of bad dreams lately, a lot of bad plans, too. Dreams aren’t real and they don’t come true…of course, most of my plans don’t come true, either. You know, maybe there’s no difference at all. Both of them end in disappointment and heartache – but not when singers like the ones I played are singing about plans they’re making!

SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title

TEA FOR TWO / Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie / “Ella & Basie”

ALL MY TOMORROWS / Frank Sinatra / “The Complete Capitol Singles”

NEVER WILL I MARRY / Nancy Wilson And Cannonball Adderley / “Nancy Wilson And Cannonball Adderley”

THE FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL / Tony Bennett / “Astoria: Portrait of The Artist”

DEVIL MAY CARE / Roberta Donnay / “What’s Your Story?”

RICH INTERIOR LIFE / Ben Sidran / “Don’t Cry for No Hipster”

TWO FOR THE ROAD / Tierney Sutton / “I’m With The Band”

PARIS MISMATCH / (Theme Music) / Cody Owen Stine

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